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Monday, June 4, 2012

80's toy awareness Month and a CONTEST!

I love the toys of the 80s. Having grown up in the 80s I still think they are the best, there has never been an era in the toy industry as inovative as the 80s. In memory of 80s toys I am calling the month of June 80's toy awareness month, here at life with fandom. There are lots of great 80s toys and many of them that you can still find easily. I propose sharing this enthusiasm with my readers and maybe some of those who do not read this site! Throughout the month of June I will be posting thoughts of different 80s toy lines (as if I don't already do that!) and hopefully some pictures as well. Heck, I might even finally get around to doing a video or two.

Of course I don't want to hog my love for these toys, I want you, the reader, to write about your favorite 80s toys too, so much so that I want to provide an incentive. All you have to do is send me an email and tell me about your favorite 80s toy, or a favorite memory of an 80's toy, and you will be entered to win a set of October Toys OMFGs. Though they are not from the 80s these toys are very much in the spirit of the 80s so I feel they are an appropriate give away!

You could win this pack of OMFGs

I will be posting some of these memories on posts here at lifewithfandom.com so we can share the memories!

The Contest will begin today and will end on June 14th, the winner will
be announced on Friday June 15th, so get those 80s toy memories flowing
and start writing! Can't wait to read about your favorite 80s toys!

Also during the the month of June I encourage other bloggers to write about 80s toys, and talk about what you love about them, or even what you hate about them. . . just write about them!

WOW I LOVE these OMFG figs. They remind me of what I loved as a kid, and still do, Battle Beasts and Monster In My Pocket.

Ever since I was young, I loved to get the original two-packs of Battle Beasts whenever I could - when I went out shopping with my mom. Monster In My Pocket I also wanted, but could never find anywhere.

Now that I'm 32, I've been able to collect up a ton of both (thanks, eBay!) and I have pics of both -

I sent my e-mail to you this morning. This is a great idea, as far as 80's toys go. I've been looking to get a set of those OMFGs, but just haven't had the funds to plop down on a set. I've checked around your blog a little bit. And so far, I dig it! I'll add you to my blogroll at some point today, and eventually I'll read all that you have wrote.